There is some truth to looking at the maritime industry as a view to the future of US airline travel.
BUT, BA came in and bought a piece of USAIR(ways) and thanks to the advice of BA USAIR almost went out of business.
Foreign ownership of USA airlines is a security concern. So, controlling interest by a foreign owner is very unlikely.
Things will sort themselves out. And someday the traveling public will wake up to this: you get what you pay for.
and right now , the traveling public pays very little and gets very little.
I would rather shop at Nordstrom twice a year than WalMart every week. So too with airline travel.